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[[Squadron leader|Squadron Leader]] '''Rajeshwar Prasad Singh Bidhuri''' (10 February | [[Squadron leader|Squadron Leader]] '''Rajeshwar Prasad Singh Bidhuri''' (10 February 1945 – 11 June 2000), also known as '''Rajesh Pilot''' ({{IPAc-en|UK|'|r|a:|dʒ|ɪ|ʃ|_|p|a:|ɪ|l|l|ʌ|t|ə}}) was an Indian politician, a minister in the [[Government of India]] and a former [[Indian Air Force]] officer. He belonged to the [[Indian National Congress]] party and represented the [[Dausa]] constituency in [[Lok Sabha]]. His original name was Rajesh Bidhuri. Rajesh Pilot died on 11 June 2000 in a car accident near [[Jaipur]]. | ||
== Early life and air force career == | == Early life and air force career == | ||
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|date=14 February 1998 | |date=14 February 1998 | ||
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}}</ref> In his first election as a candidate, Pilot defeated the former queen of [[Bharatpur State|Bharatpur]]. | }}</ref> In his first election as a candidate, Pilot defeated the former queen of [[Bharatpur State|Bharatpur]]. | ||
On an official visit to the Netherlands in 1988, his Dutch counterpart, learning Pilot was a former IAF officer, arranged for him to fly a [[RNLAF]] [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]]; the IAF subsequently invited Pilot to test a new [[Mikoyan MiG-29|MiG-29]] following his return to India.<ref name="F16"/> | On an official visit to the Netherlands in 1988, his Dutch counterpart, learning Pilot was a former IAF officer, arranged for him to fly a [[RNLAF]] [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]]; the IAF subsequently invited Pilot to test a new [[Mikoyan MiG-29|MiG-29]] following his return to India.<ref name="F16"/> | ||
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[[Category:Indian military personnel of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] | [[Category:Indian military personnel of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] | ||